Natalia Sharina

RUSSIA: Conviction of librarian must be quashed

Rapid ActionJuly 10, 2017

On June 5, 2017, Natalia Sharina, former Director of the state-run Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow, was found guilty of "incitement of hatred" towards Russian people and "embezzlement"… More

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